Bob Green (footballer)

Bob Green
Personal information
Date of birth5 January 1911
Date of death8 May 1949 (aged 38)
Place of deathPreston, Victoria
Original teamAscot Vale CYMS
Height/Weight179 cm / 75 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1933-1945Carlton187 (58)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1945 season.

Robert Green (5 January 1911 – 8 May 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the VFL for 13 seasons, from 1933 through 1945. He died on May 8, 1949 in Preston, Victoria when he was hit by an automobile at a streetcar stop.[1]

The younger brother of Carlton player Jack Green, Bob was a wingman in Carlton's 1938 premiership side.

References

  1. "FIVE DIE IN WEEKEND ROAD SMASHES.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 9 May 1949. p. 5. Retrieved 19 February 2012.

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